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Old Dec 17, 2013 | 11:47 pm
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Originally Posted by hydrogen
Wait... Buying full Y guarantees you a spot on the plane in an oversell situation, even if you have no status?
Originally Posted by CT1
Read my post again - you have "guaranteed" seat if you're E75 or SE and you pay for Y.
Yeah. If you are E75K or S100K, you can buy a Y fare even if the flight is Y0. Y0 means it's already oversold, so they're just putting it in even more of an oversell.

If you have no status (or E50K), you can't buy a Y fare if the flight is Y0.
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